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Jaclyn Severance
Jaclyn (Falkowski) Severance has worked in communications and public relations in the state of Connecticut for more than 15 years. She served as the director of communications and primary spokesperson for the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General before joining University Communications. She also previously served as the communications director for the Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, as a press secretary for the Connecticut General Assembly’s Senate Democratic Caucus, and as the associate editor of Connecticut Lawyer magazine. Jaclyn earned a degree in communications, emphasizing in journalism, from the University of Hartford; studied photography at the Hartford Art School; and interned as a staff writer with the Hartford Courant. She and her husband and son live on a small, family farm in Connecticut’s Quiet Corner where they raise cashmere goats. Her beat includes human rights, entrepreneurship and innovation, social work, behavioral sciences, and campus life.
Author Archive
UConn Expert Discusses Restraint and Seclusion in Public Schools
Educational psychology professor Brandi Simonsen, an expert on behavioral issues in schools, discusses the use of seclusion and restraint and alternatives to their use.
April 4, 2019 | Jaclyn Severance
Autonomous Vehicles: Diverse Group Seeks to Answer Broad Questions
Many societal hopes, fears, and questions that self-driving vehicles raise were discussed during a forum Monday hosted by UConn's Transportation Technology & Society (TTS) Research Group.
April 2, 2019 | Jaclyn Severance
Report Recommends Ways to Promote Equity in Charter Schools
The federal government should grant awards to charter schools that clearly describe their strategies to serve a diverse set of learners, say researchers at UConn and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
March 7, 2019 | Jaclyn Severance
Counselor Brings Mindfulness to Hartford Students in New Course
Lynn Papacostas Ginolfi – who at one time was herself a first-generation, low-income student – created the Resilience through Mindfulness course to help students address stress.
March 6, 2019 | Jaclyn Severance
UConn Study: Junk Food Purchases Increase after Recreational Marijuana Legalization
New research by a UConn economist found a link between state recreational marijuana legalization and increased consumption of certain high-calorie foods.
February 28, 2019 | Jaclyn Severance
Student-driven Project Seeks to Address Food Insecurity on Campus
UConn, like other colleges and universities nationwide, has students who face food insecurity. Two undergraduates are working to address the situation here.
February 12, 2019 | Jaclyn Severance